Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Railway Institute
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- A New Vision For York
- The Guildhall
- The Norman Abbey
- Yorkshire Museum
- A Pipkin
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Ouse Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St Crux's Church
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bronze weights
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall